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Heavy Neutrinos and Lepton Number Violation in lp Colliders
We discuss the prospects of studying lepton number violating processes in order to identify Majorana neutrinos from low scale seesaw mechanisms at lepton-proton colliders. In particular, we consider the scenarios of colliding electrons with LHC energy protons and, motivated by the efforts towards th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.06.021 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1348327 |
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author | Blaksley, Carl Blennow, Mattias Bonnet, Florian Coloma, Pilar Fernandez-Martinez, Enrique |
author_facet | Blaksley, Carl Blennow, Mattias Bonnet, Florian Coloma, Pilar Fernandez-Martinez, Enrique |
author_sort | Blaksley, Carl |
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description | We discuss the prospects of studying lepton number violating processes in order to identify Majorana neutrinos from low scale seesaw mechanisms at lepton-proton colliders. In particular, we consider the scenarios of colliding electrons with LHC energy protons and, motivated by the efforts towards the construction of a muon collider, the prospects of muon-proton collisions. We find that present constraints on the mixing of the Majorana neutrinos still allow for a detectable signal at these kind of facilities given the smallness of the Standard Model background. We discuss possible cuts in order to further increase the signal over background ratio and the prospects of reconstructing the neutrino mass from the kinematics of the final state particles. |
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spelling | cern-13483272023-03-14T19:44:34Zdoi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.06.021http://cds.cern.ch/record/1348327engBlaksley, CarlBlennow, MattiasBonnet, FlorianColoma, PilarFernandez-Martinez, EnriqueHeavy Neutrinos and Lepton Number Violation in lp CollidersParticle Physics - PhenomenologyWe discuss the prospects of studying lepton number violating processes in order to identify Majorana neutrinos from low scale seesaw mechanisms at lepton-proton colliders. In particular, we consider the scenarios of colliding electrons with LHC energy protons and, motivated by the efforts towards the construction of a muon collider, the prospects of muon-proton collisions. We find that present constraints on the mixing of the Majorana neutrinos still allow for a detectable signal at these kind of facilities given the smallness of the Standard Model background. We discuss possible cuts in order to further increase the signal over background ratio and the prospects of reconstructing the neutrino mass from the kinematics of the final state particles.We discuss the prospects of studying lepton number violating processes in order to identify Majorana neutrinos from low scale seesaw mechanisms at lepton–proton colliders. In particular, we consider the scenarios of colliding electrons with LHC energy protons and, motivated by the efforts towards the construction of a muon collider, the prospects of muon–proton collisions. We find that present constraints on the mixing of the Majorana neutrinos still allow for a detectable signal at these kind of facilities given the smallness of the Standard Model background. We discuss possible cuts in order to further increase the signal over background ratio and the prospects of reconstructing the neutrino mass from the kinematics of the final state particles.We discuss the prospects of studying lepton number violating processes in order to identify Majorana neutrinos from low scale seesaw mechanisms at lepton-proton colliders. In particular, we consider the scenarios of colliding electrons with LHC energy protons and, motivated by the efforts towards the construction of a muon collider, the prospects of muon-proton collisions. We find that present constraints on the mixing of the Majorana neutrinos still allow for a detectable signal at these kind of facilities given the smallness of the Standard Model background. We discuss possible cuts in order to further increase the signal over background ratio and the prospects of reconstructing the neutrino mass from the kinematics of the final state particles.arXiv:1105.0308CERN-PH-TH-2011-094EURONU-WP6-11-32IFT-UAM-CSIC-11-25MPP-2011-50CERN-PH-TH-2011-094EURONU-WP6-11-32IFT-UAM-CSIC-11-25 MPP-2011-50oai:cds.cern.ch:13483272011-05-03 |
spellingShingle | Particle Physics - Phenomenology Blaksley, Carl Blennow, Mattias Bonnet, Florian Coloma, Pilar Fernandez-Martinez, Enrique Heavy Neutrinos and Lepton Number Violation in lp Colliders |
title | Heavy Neutrinos and Lepton Number Violation in lp Colliders |
title_full | Heavy Neutrinos and Lepton Number Violation in lp Colliders |
title_fullStr | Heavy Neutrinos and Lepton Number Violation in lp Colliders |
title_full_unstemmed | Heavy Neutrinos and Lepton Number Violation in lp Colliders |
title_short | Heavy Neutrinos and Lepton Number Violation in lp Colliders |
title_sort | heavy neutrinos and lepton number violation in lp colliders |
topic | Particle Physics - Phenomenology |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.06.021 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1348327 |
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